2025-26 Big East Thread

[MU82]

My secret sources tell me that they are working with Cooley to get him back. All will be forgiven.

On two separate occasions late in the game, the PBP guy (Chris Vosters) referred to Georgetown as "Providence." Cooley on his brain, I guess.

[GoldenEagles03]

Is Ed Cooley on the hot seat? Georgetown is so stuck.

[Scoop Snoop]

Is Ed Cooley on the hot seat? Georgetown is so stuck.

I guess I have to learn how to use the teal feature here.

[tower912]

Is Ed Cooley on the hot seat? Georgetown is so stuck.

Read DFWHoya's stuff.

[MarquetteMike1977]

Last Year in 2025 THE BIG EAST at 5/11 Teams making The Big Dance had the 2nd Best Percentage of Teams making The Big Dance of any conference outside of the SEC. Edging out all the other conferences.

Broke Down 2025 NCAA Tournament by Pecentage
1 SEC
2 Big East 5/11 46% of Teams made the Big Dance
3 Big 10 8/18 44% of Teams made the Big Dance
4 Big 12 7/16 43% of Teams made the Big Dance
5 ACC    4/18 22% of Teams made the Big Dance

UCONN won the 2024 and 2023 NCAA Tournaments

[MuggsyB]

UCONN is bludgeoning Creighton in Omaha.

[MarquetteMike1977]

Xavier ended the game on a 17-3 Run to Win by 2 Over DePaul 68-66

[Viper]

UCONN is bludgeoning Creighton in Omaha.

might be Hurley's best team. Stacked!

[MuggsyB]

might be Hurley's best team. Stacked!

They're dangerous if Ball & Caraban start hitting threes at a decent clip. 

[Billy Hoyle]

One week ago Butler was feeling good about tourney chances as a bubble team and saw the next four games as make or break. They're 0-2 after a brutal home loss to Georgetown. The bubble burst.

[MarquetteMike1977]

Hurley's UCONN team won all their Big Dance games in 2024 by double digits correct. This team is close to that team. But Michigan Arizona and Nebraska are pretty decent too this year and the Portal is more important and prevalent in 2026.

[MU82]

One week ago Butler was feeling good about tourney chances as a bubble team and saw the next four games as make or break. They're 0-2 after a brutal home loss to Georgetown. The bubble burst.

It'll really be sad for the Butlers after they lose Saturday on National Marquette Day.

[Billy Hoyle]

I think we broke Creighton.

[Billy Hoyle]

some sad news, the mother of Creighton's Josh Dix passed away from cancer before yesterday's game.

[muwarrior69]

I hope we are picked 9th to finish in the Big East next season.

[Scoop Snoop]

some sad news, the mother of Creighton's Josh Dix passed away from cancer before yesterday's game.

What a gut punch. My father died suddenly between my Junior and Senior years at Marquette. So many decades ago, but it still really hurts. It is probably a good guess that's why he transferred "home" to Creighton. Scoopers who are 50+ know that the parents' days are likely very numbered, but when you are a college student? Nope.

[muwarrior69]

What a gut punch. My father died suddenly between my Junior and Senior years at Marquette. So many decades ago, but it still really hurts. It is probably a good guess that's why he transferred "home" to Creighton. Scoopers who are 50+ know that the parents' days are likely very numbered, but when you are a college student? Nope.

Sorry to hear that. 

[Billy Hoyle]

It'll really be sad for the Butlers after they lose Saturday on National Marquette Day.

We should be favored and should be able to come out and enforce our will immediately after the gutwrenching way Butler lost on Tuesday. Bizjack, an 86% FT shooter and 12/12 on the night, bricked two free throws with 1 second left and the game tied. Then in the first OT, Ajayi missed one that would have given Butler the lead with 12 seconds left. I thought I saw the souls of the entire team leave their bodies at the start of the second OT.

[Scoop Snoop]

We should be favored and should be able to come out and enforce our will immediately after the gutwrenching way Butler lost on Tuesday. Bizjack, an 86% FT shooter and 12/12 on the night, bricked two free throws with 1 second left and the game tied. Then in the first OT, Ajayi missed one that would have given Butler the lead with 12 seconds left. I thought I saw the souls of the entire team leave their bodies at the start of the second OT.

My thoughts exactly (although I did miss the souls leaving the body part) as I watched what to any Butler fan was an absolute horror show. The double OT hopefully leaves them still achy tomorrow (probably not, but I can hope, right?). I actually felt sorry for Bizjack after such a great game, blowing the FTs, but will not tomorrow.